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In many parts of the world marihuana becomes legalized now. In some places it is already available for recreational purposes, in others it is still limited to medical use. So in Thailand; plans of the Tobacco Authority of Thailand (TAT) to apply for a license for commercial growing was answered, that licences will only be granted for research or medical use, Bangkok Post reports.

THE THAI Traditional and Alternative Medicine Department (TTAMD) is planning to try 16 cannabis-based medicines on selected subjects in a research project starting in July.

"Participants will get the medicines for free," Dr Khwanchai Visithanon said recently in his capacity as director of the TTAMD Thai Traditional Medicine Institute.

He expects 1,000 people who have sought treatment based on Thai traditional wisdom to sample each medicine.

Thailand recently legalised medical marijuana, paving the way for qualified organisations and individuals to grow cannabis, conduct research and facilitate the use of cannabis for medical purposes.

The TTAMD will ask the Narcotics Control Committee to approve 16 formulations of traditional medicines that contain cannabis.

"We have more than 90 formulations with marijuana as an ingredient," Khwanchai said, "but we're going to first focus on 16 that can be used to help people with several afflictions, including cancer and paralysis."

The TTAMD has already started cultivating cannabis to speed up production of medicine, he said.